Honeywell International will be hosting our meeting
at the Holiday Inn Westport, 1973 Craigshire, St. Louis, Mo 63146. This
event will be Tuesday (Feb. 25, 2003 @ 5:30 P.M.)

Honeywell will cover topics of CCTV, Access Control,
HVAC, Fire, Burg Alarm, and asset tracking. Honeywell will
be discussing the benefits of Digital Recording along with the benefits
of system integration. Honeywell will also be providing food and drink.

AFE has a rich and storied tradition. In fact, next year is our
Golden Anniversary. Over the next few months, you will be hearing a lot
more about how we will celebrate 50 years of AFE excellence. And as we
look back, it's also natural to look ahead. We have some obstacles to
overcome, but together, staff, volunteer leaders and YOU can make the
next 50 years even better!

Best
Practice Maintenance and Engineering Reliability Training Program

The TFM
Show™ (formerly Facility Forum, a Group C property)
will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 9-11, 2003. This show
will be co-locating in Chicago with the CSI Show™ at Construct America™.

The goal of this show is to better serve the needs of the
nonresidential construction and building industry through partnerships
with leading industry organizations and associations.

Our Certified Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM) Program will be given
during the TFM Show. The CPMM review program has been developed to guide
you in preparing for the CPMM exam. Our exclusive courses guide you
through the most relevant materials to ensure maximum retention of the
maintenance material.

We
want to thank Tom Lillie, Mark Uthe, Dale Norman and Danforth
Plant Science Center for hosting our meeting. Also a special
thanks for the dinner! For those who could not make it, you can
read about the meeting in this news letter and online.

Partnering up with IFMA in Dallas to co-show World
Workplace & Facilities America.

A member needs national survey will be out shortly.

We are completing a ABET accreditation for our CPE program.

May Planning meeting, 9,10&11

CHAPTER NEWS

We have a New
Chapter Forming in Council Bluffs, IA, Region III. Brent Jones, who is
with Harrah's Casino is leading this new chapter. Brent transferred to
the area from Kansas City, MO and was very active in Heart of America
Chapter 8 before moving to Council Bluffs. We wish him the best!

Oklahoma City
Chapter 46 will soon be up and running again thanks to the dedication of
a new AFE member, Steve Mosier of the USPS. Thanks Steve! Let us know
how we can help!